Rovi Guides, Inc.

Tivo Solutions Inc.

Bryan Stephen Scappini

Kyle Miller

James W Lent

Albert D Bennah

Jonathan B Gilpin

Kevin P Smith

Doug Mittendorf

Richard Lee

Pratik Hasmukh Patel

David Stuart Luks

Thomas William Becker

Matthew Traynham

Pratik H Patel

Thomas Becker

Techniques, systems, and methods are disclosed to generate messaging to view content on media devices based on predictive factors. Information may be received to trigger one or more predictive factors and then generate a candidate set of offers to view content at a media device based on the information. Based on the one or more predictive factors, confidence values may be determined for each offer in the candidate set of offers. The candidate set of offers may be ranked based on the associated confidence values. Subsequently, presentation of at least one offer of the candidate set of offers may be caused to display in a user interface screen on the media device based on the ranking.

Generated messaging to view content on media devices

Methods and systems for presenting contextually relevant push content when a user is passively engaged with an application are described herein. The system detects that the user is engaged with an application on a device and monitors the user's level of engagement with the application. If the system determines that the user is passively engaged, the system prepares to insert push content into the current output. The system identifies a region on the current output into which to insert push content, for example a region unoccupied by content or a particular object. The system identifies a context of the current output and selects a push content item based on the context of the current output. Then, the system inserts the push content item into the empty region on the current output.

Systems and methods for pushing content

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for creating query results displays. Parameters for building queries are received from an administrative user (e.g., a designer or operator) or from another source (e.g., another program or a different device). The received queries may be stored in memory for later insertion into a query results display. The system enables one or more queries to be selected to be assigned to a query results display. The selection may also be performed by another application on the same device or be received from another device. When the selection has been received the application may store the assignments to the query results display together with the queries so that, those assignments and the queries can be transmitted to a client device.

Systems and methods for creating query results displays

Systems and associated methods are described for providing content recommendations. The system accesses a plurality of recommendation algorithms and assigns a plurality of weight values to each prediction algorithm. Then, the system generates a set of candidate weight combinations, such that each candidate combination includes a weight value assigned to each prediction algorithm. Then requests for content items are received over a predetermined period of time. For each combination, the system generates a set of recommended content items and an evaluation metric that is based on matches with requests. Afterwards, the system replaces a candidate combination that resulted in a generation of a lowest evaluation metric. The aforementioned steps are repeated until the evaluation metrics stop improving. Then display identifiers are displayed for a set of recommended content items generated for a candidate combination with the highest evaluation metric.

Systems and methods for providing media content recommendations

Methods and systems for inserting a push content item into a user display are described herein. The system identifies an object on a current output of an application on a device. The system also selects a push content item comprising an animatable graphic element from a database of push content. The system inserts the push content item at an insertion point in the current output and animates the animatable graphic element on the current output of the application. The system also causes at least one interaction of the animatable graphic element with the object on the current output of the application.

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Bryan Stephen Scappini